tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post3340015936076434097..comments2024-03-24T03:28:37.007-04:00Comments on Life With Joey: EchoesJoeymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-72262656427120422242010-12-07T17:57:46.868-05:002010-12-07T17:57:46.868-05:00I like what you said about not being judging each ...I like what you said about not being judging each other. We are a sensitive community, and we are hard enough on ourselves. Even though we are united by the similarities of a DSM diagnosis, our kids are also so different from each other, and we are each fighting our own private battles. Sometimes we hear judgement where none is intended, so I like how you respond when people try to offer advice. I'm going to steal that one, okay?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563221196810868202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-2399672143291108132010-12-05T14:07:57.631-05:002010-12-05T14:07:57.631-05:00What a wonderful post. I love what you write about...What a wonderful post. I love what you write about how we are all trying our best and the importance of trying not to judge one another. You are right, the weight of that can, indeed, be crushing when added to the already heavy burden we place on ourselves.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-50766629553839906292010-12-05T13:19:29.093-05:002010-12-05T13:19:29.093-05:00Starting the process - cringe!!! - I got lucky tha...Starting the process - cringe!!! - I got lucky that I'd heard 3rd hand from someone else in a fluke conversation that gave me a starting point to get my FSW.... The very fact the Dev Ped let's you walk out of his office with little more than a "good luck" and no help... Granted 9 yrs and 2 kids in the "system" later it's not nearly so overwhelming. When I wrote my epic against funding of bill ABA by the Fed's (Bill C-360) I had in it funding and services. My child psych, ped and FSW all requested permission to write out those sections and give them to their patients... You have to say yes, even though a part of you is petty enough (hey, I'm human) that it's not fair that those people wouldn't have to hunt and beg like I did.<br /><br />I tried a support group once. But it wasn't any different than the online "camps" so I decided I wasn't interested.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-67035372212779123462010-12-05T12:05:36.046-05:002010-12-05T12:05:36.046-05:00Wonderful post! Thank you. :-)Wonderful post! Thank you. :-)Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-48579287370924822172010-12-05T11:36:45.574-05:002010-12-05T11:36:45.574-05:00This is such an interesting post. I love what you ...This is such an interesting post. I love what you say about whether you agree with the people and their approach or not, they are doing their best and trying their hardest. <br /><br />I recently met a woman who has a very, very different approach to autism than me. She suggested that I list her group's meetings on my autism events site and I had to email her back and tell her that I don't list that particular group. Her rational response to my telling her that was fantastic. We're buddies now and have even gone out for coffee together. She's wonderful. And we're both trying our hardest.<br /><br />It's nice to have people around (like you and her) who don't snipe at each other, but try to lift each other (and our kids) up, even if the way we think about it is different.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.com